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YELLOWSTONE WILDFIRE HISTORY
12,000 years ago, Yellowstone’s dry summers began leaving a charcoal trail in its lakes. 6,000 years later, researchers found the same climate pattern linked to lower lake levels and reduced hydrothermal activityYellowstone lake sediments preserved ancient climate and environmental records. Warmer, drier summers between 12,000 and 6,000 years ago br...
North America saved its bison from extinction. Now scientists face a new threatBison numbers have recovered after near extinction, but genetic diversity is now a concern. Fragmented herds lack natural gene exchange, po...
2022's climate disasters: A tale of too much rain and too little in some placesThis isn't just a freak year: Such extreme events are occurring with increasing frequency and intensity. Climate change is intensifying the...